Fried Junction

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INSECT (ROACH) INFESTATION. LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY ON PREMISES, 40 IN FRONT PREP AREAS AND DINING AREA ON CHAIR, 2 BY 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, 2 IN WASHROOM, 5 IN REAR BY FREEZER, AND 4 LIVE ROACHES INSIDE PREP COOLERS. ALSO, OVER 30 RODENT (RAT) DROPPINGS IN UTILITY CLOSET AT REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REMOVE ALL LIVE AND DEAD ROACHES AND ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM PREMISES. CLEAN ALL SURFACES AND ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. MUST CALL PEST CONTROL OPERATOR ON PREMISES FOR SERVICE. • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 5 DEAD INSECTS (ROACHES) BEHIND CASHIER STATION. MUST REMOVE ALL DEAD INSECTS ON PREMISES.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ROACH DROPPINGS AROUND AND UNDER EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PERFORM DETAIL CLEANING OF ALL EQUIPMENT, UNDER, AROUND AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST AND ROACH DROPPINGS ALONG PREP AREA WALLS/FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, DEEP CLEAN FLOORS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT AT FRONT DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM PREMISES. • OBSERVED RAW WOOD AND GAPS AROUND WALK WAY FRAME FROM PREP AREA LEADING TO REAR HALLWAY. MUST SEAL RAW WOOD AND GAPS FROM SAID LOCATION.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST BUILDUP ON HOOD AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN, SANITIZE AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING INSECT ACTIVITY.
  code 56
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE FOR CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING.
  code 58
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2607262 DATED ON 11/12/24- 4-101.11 (C) #47 MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE THE BOX FREEZERS AND COOLERS. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS OR FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS. MUST REPLACE. 6-101.11: #55 OBSERVED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM USED AS A SEALANT FOR OPENINGS AROUND FLOOR PIPING BEHIND GREASE TRAP. MUST REMOVE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. 2-102.13: #57 NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CORRECTED ALL THE ABOVE PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

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Compared with No Entry on June 26, 2025: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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